Ventilated can-closure.



0. P. L. OLSEN. VENTILATED GAN GLOSURE., APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY 14, 1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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OLAF P. L. UIJ'SEN, 0F EUGENE, RGON.

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Spec'caton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '9, 1915.

spammen area May 14, i914. serial no. stessa To all whom it muy concern lie it known that l, @par l?. L. OLsnn, a citizen of the United' States, and a resident of Eugene, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, have invented a new and usei'ul improvement in Ventilated Can-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to can closures, and more particularly to an improved cream can closure.

@ne ot the principal objects of the invention is to provide a. can closure by means of which the contents of the can may be ventilated without danger of the admission of mice or other animals, or insects into the can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a can closure including a screen supporting member removably positioned within the can neck, and a closure member which may be detachably secured to the screen supporting member while the can is in transit, to provide a very tight closure, theeonstruction of the parts being such that the closure member may be removed from the can when desirable to allow ventilation of the contents of the can.

1With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more i'ully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts througl'iout the several figures, of which- Figure 1, represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the upper portion of a cream can showing the device in position therein, Fig. 2, represents a top plan view of the device, Fig. 3, represents a plan view of the inner sleeve or screen support, and, Fig. 4, represents a top plan view of the closure member.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 5 represents a can for shipping cream, provided with a neck 6 having a beaded upper rim 7. Removably and snugly fitting within the neck 6, is a sleeve 8 open at both ends, and at its lower end having secured thereto a close mesh wire netting 9. The upper end of the sleeve is provided at diametrically opposed points with locking cleats 10 which overhang the beaded rim 7 and limit the inward movement of the sleeve 8. Each cleat comprises a lower portion 11 and an upper portion 12 disposed in spaced and parallel. relation with the lower portion, and the two portions are connected by the vertically disposed portion 13, so that a substantially U-shaped cleat is formed, opening toward the center of the sleeve.

The closure member is in the form of a sleeve 141- open at'its lower end and provided with a beaded edge 15,- and closed at its up per end by a concavecouver` top 16, eentrally of which is secured a handle 1,7. f The top is extended to provide a peripheral overhanging flange 18, provided at diametrically opposed points with notches or recesses 19 spaced apart a distance equal to the distance apart of cleats 12, and by means of which the closure member or sleeve 14 may be locked with relation to sleeve 8, it being understood that in so doing, the closure member will be disposed so that the recesses 19 occur above the cleats 12 whereupon the sleeve 14 may be pushed downwardly until the recesses have passed beyond the cleats, whereupon by a partial rotation of the closure member the recesses will be brought out of alinement with the cleats and into the position illustrated in Fig. 2. When the parts are in locked position, the can will be securely closed and proof against leakage, so that danger of loss of cream through transit will be eliminated..

`When so desired, the closure member may be removed by rotating it until the recesses are again in registration with the cleats whereupon it may be lifted out of the screen supporting member, leaving the latter in position in the can, and the wire screen will allow suflicient ventilation oi' the contents of the can, without danger of the entrance of any insects or animals, wthin the can. The can neck and sleeves may be slightly Jfunnel shaped if so desired, as shown, so as to insure a tight joint between them.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart Jtrom the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

ll claim:

1. A can neck, an open sleeve removably disposed within the same, a close mesh screen supported by the lower end of said sleeve, diametrically disposed cleats provided on the upper end of said sleeve and overhanging said can neck, said cleats each comprising a substantially U-shaped member opening toward the aXis of the sleeve, a closure member comprising a sleeve having its upper end closed by a top, a handle secured to the top, a peripheral flange provided in said closure member of a diameter greater than the diameter of the first said sleeve, said flange provided with diametrically opposed recesses spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between the cleats, said closure member adapted to be locked in position within first said sleeve, said cleats adapted to engage said flange when the parts are in locked position.

2. A can neck, a sleeve and a closure member disposed one within the other, said sleeve and closure member adapted to form 'OLAF P. L. OLSEN.

vWitnesses:

WALTER B. JONES, SCOTT N. BURTON.

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